en have already qualified for the next round but know a victory
at Stamford Bridge will secure top spot in Group C and a potentially
easier fixture when the Champions League resumes in February.
However, Conte was quick to point out that winning the group could pair
the English champions with the likes of Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in
the second round.
Opponents Atletico must win to have any chance to progress. Roma face FK
Qarabag in the group’s other fixture with the Italians two points ahead
of Diego Simeone’s team.
If Atletico, twice losing Champions League finalists in recent years,
were to crash out at this stage it would provide a shock, yet Simeone
promised his side would fight until the last moments of the game.